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    White Tiles Gone Grey Around Shower/Bath

    I've got some matt white ceramic tiles that have gone grey on the shower wall. Presumably water ingress. I had two or three tiles do this before and had them replaced. I've only got a few left to replace the two that have discoloured. Will they go back to the white again and if so can I seal...
  2. G

    New terracotta tiles - discolouration, sealing

    Hi there First time poster - have had a tiler come and do our kitchen floor in terracotta tiles. He’s just finished this afternoon and they look great except there some white streaky discolouration on some of the tiles. They’re sealed with linseed oil, I suspect this is excess oil that hasn’t...
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    Grout staining help!

    Hi - I have had a porcelain terrace laid and yesterday my dad grouted some of it for me. It was a nightmare day with weather and in hindsight shouldn't have started but now I'm faced with this... please please help. How do I clean this up? I've tried elbow grease, floor cleaner and Lithofin...
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    Staining wet room mosaic tiles

    Hi. I am looking for a product recommendation of a black stain for unsealed mosaic wet room tiles. The tiles are black but as they were not sealed by the fitter over a year ago and have become discolored . No amount of cleaning will help restore them and I’m looking for a product that I can...
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    Black grout staining

    Hi, I have recently tiled a bathroom in a 9mm glazed Pietra serena lev 60x30 polished porcelain tile. I used a black bostik technik TGS grout but unfortunately it has left behind staining that I cannot remove, I have used HG cement grout film remover and vinegar but to no avail, I can’t seem to...
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    Limestone floor - colour issues around edges after grouting

    Hey guys, spoken to Harry about this and as usual is a great help wondered if anyone has any input on this? Artisans limestone floor , very porous, wanted to go with rapid all in one but they sent hydro seal instead, water based, so went with it, floor was cleaned and left for 24 hours, then...
    • goz
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    • canada colour floor floor tiling grout grouting limestone staining tile grout
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  7. R

    crackle tiles and dark grout: patchy staining

    I have used dark grey grout with crackle metro tiles, the idea being that the grout stains the cracks before applying sealant and gives it an aged look. However, the tiles have stained very irregularly: some tiles just atined in patches, some have not taken stain at all. Any ideas what i can do...
    • rsk
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    • crack cracking dark debonding grout patchy staining tile tile grout tiles
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  8. N

    Quarry tile staining

    Hi.. Just purchased a Victorian house, has quarry tiles in the entire basement. I initially thought I would have it tiled over completely as though they are in good condition, I'm not crazy about the tan/terracotta-y colour. Someone has suggested I stain them with a concrete stain then seal...
    • Nada
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    • canada quarry staining tile
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Ardex Any ideas please tiles stained from Ardex coloured Silicon

    Please can you help i have just had my bathroom done. I bought Ardex coloured silver shimmer Silicon to match grout. The residue from Silicon has stained tiles. I have tried: White spirit Meths MultiSolve by CT1 Viakil (normally does everything for me) HG grout cleaner Fila tile and stone...
    • Iamthemanny
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    • ardex ardex adhesive ideas please silicone stain staining tile tiles
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  10. D

    Indian Slate Tiles - White clouding / staining

    Hi, We had indian slate tiles laid on top of existing tiles in our bathroom floor Jan 2014. We then sealed the slated with a FILA intensifier to seal the stone as recommended by the supplier. Recently white staining has occurred as shown in the attached picture. I have reapplied the...
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    Staining on white porcelain floor tile

    Afternoon all. I have been contacted by a new customer who says they have a problem with a stain on a polished white porcelain floor tile. They tell me the stain is from a terracotta dish they put on the floor for a dog drinking bowl, but it has left a nice brown stain on the tile which they...
    • Qwerty
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    • canada floor floor tile floor tiling porcelain porcelain floor porcelain tile staining tile white
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  12. Chris_32

    Grout Best Grout sealer to prevent staining/discolouration

    Hi, I am putting wood effect tiles down which are porcelain (porcelanosa Chelsea bone to be specific) which are quite light in colour and will probably have a relatively light beige colour grout to match. Was looking for some advice on which sealer was best to prevent staining of grout and to...
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    Topps 8mm White Marble

    Hello Guys, Thought I'd run this past you, I've got a customer who in his wisdom decided to visit Topps for his tiles for one of three of his bathrooms. After explaining to him how bad the Travertine he selected was going to look, and the different grades on sale, he thankfully decided to change...
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    Help! Grout staining porcelain tiles problem

    Hi everyone, I've just completed laying a bathroom floor with 100x100mm black and white unglazed porcelain tiles ( PEI rated 5) . I've also knocked up a test piece on which to test the grout, as I'm a bit wary of the textured surface of these unglazed tiles. The intended grout colour is black...
    • Gumposam
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    • grout grout stai help porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles problem staining stains tile tile grout tiles
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  15. J

    blue water staining

    Anyone tell me how to remove, if possible, blue water staining of marble tiles in a shower. A job i did a year ago which the builder informs me has this problem, not see it myself yet.
  16. M

    Quarry Floor Tiles Appear To Have White Staining On Them

    Hi All, Apologies as I'm a novice and unsure if this is the same issue. We had grey Aragon quarry tiles (Aragon Charcoal Grey Quarry Tiles | Range | Walls2Floors laid and have had the devil of a time getting rid of marks (see pics). I'm a bit of a numpty and mopped the floor at one point -...
    • MC-L
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    • aus floor floor tiles floor tiling have quarry staining tile tiles usa white
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Porcelain Tiles - Staining and water ingress

    Hi. I have recently partly laid a bathroom floor using 2'x1' porcelain tiles in my home. The tiles are laid on a 3 ply substrate secured at 6" centres on a new 22mm chipboard batroom grade floor. The tiles were wet cut and laid using Ultratile ProRapid flexible tile adhesive. The day...
    • p20nty
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    • aus porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles staining tile tiles usa water
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
  18. J

    Silicon staining on Grey Limestone

    Hi. finished a Grey Limestone wet room last week. All good everyone happy. Bathroom fitter just called, he has Silicon the glass screen in in clear Dow Corning and the stone has stained 5mm out from the edge of the silicon. The stone was sealed with 2 coats of stainstop. He said he used water...
    • J Sid
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    • aus grey limestone silicon staining usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. Dan

    Should I protect polished porcelain from staining?

    Polished Porcelain Tiles – Are they maintenance free? LTP recommends that you protect polished porcelain when fitting by applying an impregnating sealer to ensure the best resistance to staining. It is also important to make sure that polished porcelain is … Continue reading → More... Auto Feed...
    • Dan
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    • aus polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles should staining usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  20. J

    stone sweating and staining under cordec.

    I have just had a call from a stone company who have employed my company to fix a limestone floor. the stone was predried in adryong room and presealed with stainstop mn. dd
    • jonnyc
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    • aus staining stone under usa
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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